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Caldonia

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Pronounced kal-DOH-nee-ah /kælˈdoʊ.ni.ə/Medium

Meaning: Caldonia is a trimmed form of Caledonia, the Latin name the Romans gave to the northern part of Britain, roughly Scotland. As a given name it carries that romantic geographic sense, 'from Caledonia', and gained extra life from the 1945 Louis Jordan jump-blues song 'Caldonia'.Medium

In 30 seconds: Caldonia is a variant of Caledonia, the Latin name for Scotland, later a hit 1945 song. A vintage rarity (said kal-DOH-nee-ah).
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MeaningCaldonia is a trimmed form of Caledonia, the Latin name the Romans gave to the northern part of Britain, roughly Scotland. As a given name it carries that romantic geographic sense, 'from Caledonia', and gained extra life from the 1945 Louis Jordan jump-blues song 'Caldonia'.
U.S. rank (2016)#16721 ↘ Falling
2016 U.S. births5 girls (0.00% of U.S. girls)
Peak year1919
Total births (all-time)≈ 706

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

peak 191918822016

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Caldonia comes from Caledonia, the Latin name for Scotland, and so reads as a poetic geographic name. It circulated in the American South, and Louis Jordan's popular 1945 number 'Caldonia' gave the exact spelling a burst of mid-century familiarity.

In United States records Caldonia was most common in the early twentieth century, then faded, with a small echo around the song's era, before thinning to rarity. A woman given it at its peak belongs to a great-grandmother's generation.

Did you know? Louis Jordan's rollicking 1945 song 'Caldonia' put this spelling on the map, its refrain famously asking why the singer's head is so hard.
Overall data confidence 58%
References - Caldonia / Caledonia — Latin Caledonia 'Scotland'; Louis Jordan 1945 song

Variations

CaledoniaCaldonyaCaldonaKaldonia

Nicknames

CallieDonia

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Caldonia mean?

Caldonia is a variant of Caledonia, the Latin name for Scotland.

How do you pronounce Caldonia?

It's said kal-DOH-nee-ah /kælˈdoʊ.ni.ə/, four syllables, stress on the second.

Is Caldonia a boy or girl name?

Caldonia is used as a girl's name.

Is Caldonia a popular name?

No, it is a vintage rarity, most often heard in the early twentieth century.

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